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==Action== | ==Action== | ||
An activity performed by [[#Employee|employees]] or other [[people]]. | An [[activity]] performed by [[#Employee|employees]] or other [[people]]. | ||
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==Application== | ==Application== | ||
A piece of software supporting activities via [[#User|user]] or [[#Data|data]] interfaces. | A piece of software supporting activities via [[#User|user]] or [[#Data|data]] interfaces. | ||
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==Business cycle== | ==Business cycle== | ||
A high-level overview of a sequence of [[activities]] we are doing again and again as a business , e.g. from making/sourcing to delivering/learning. | A high-level overview of a sequence of [[activities]] we are doing again and again as a business, e.g. from making/sourcing to delivering/learning. | ||
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==Business function== | ==Business function== | ||
An [[activity]] or group of activities carried out by an [[#Organisational unit|organisational unit]] that occurs regularly and realises a [[capability]] of the [[enterprise]]. | An [[activity]] or group of activities carried out by an [[#Organisational unit|organisational unit]] that occurs regularly and realises a [[capability]] of the [[enterprise]]. | ||
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==Business model== | ==Business model== | ||
A model of how an [[organisation]] creates, delivers and captures value. | A model of how an [[organisation]] creates, delivers and captures value.[[References#Inline references|[3]]] | ||
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==Business object== | ==Business object== | ||
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==Constraint== | ==Constraint== | ||
A constraint represents a factor that limits the realisation of [[goals]] 1 | A constraint represents a factor that limits the realisation of [[goals]] [[References#Inline references|[1]]]. | ||
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==Customer== | ==Customer== | ||
A [[person]] or | A [[person]] or a legal entitity that buys [[products]] from an [[enterprise]]. | ||
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==Customer segment== | ==Customer segment== | ||
A group of [[Glossary#Customer|customers]] that an [[enterprise]] is aiming to sell its [[products]] to. | |||
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==Data== | ==Data== | ||
Facts or [[information]], especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions. 2 | Facts or [[information]], especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
Examples: physical properties of a locomotive, geolocation of our tracks, current speed of a train. | Examples: physical properties of a locomotive, geolocation of our tracks, current speed of a train. | ||
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==Driver== | ==Driver== | ||
A driver represents an external or internal condition that motivates an enterprise to define its [[goals]] and implement the changes necessary to achieve them. 2 | A driver represents an external or internal condition that motivates an enterprise to define its [[goals]] and implement the changes necessary to achieve them. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Employee== | ==Employee== | ||
A [[person]] who is paid to work for somebody. 2 | A [[person]] who is paid to work for somebody. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Enterprise== | ==Enterprise== | ||
See [[enterprise]] | See [[enterprise|What is an enterprise?]] | ||
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==Enterprise design== | ==Enterprise design== | ||
See [[enterprise design]] | See [[enterprise design|What is Enterprise Design?]] | ||
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==Information== | ==Information== | ||
Facts or details about somebody/something. 2 | Facts or details about somebody/something. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
In EDGY information is modelled using the element [[object]] tagged as [[data]]. | In EDGY information is modelled using the element [[object]] tagged as [[data]]. | ||
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==Initiative== | ==Initiative== | ||
A plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular [[purpose]]. 2 | A plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular [[purpose]]. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Investment== | ==Investment== | ||
Allocated money or other resources (time, energy, effort) in the expectation of an [[outcome]] (some benefit/return) in the future. 3 | Allocated money or other resources (time, energy, effort) in the expectation of an [[outcome]] (some benefit/return) in the future. [[References#Inline references|[3]]] | ||
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==Management== | ==Management== | ||
The [[activity]] of running and controlling a [[#Business|business]] by dealing with or controlling [[objects]] or [[people]]. 2 | The [[activity]] of running and controlling a [[#Business|business]] by dealing with or controlling [[objects]] or [[people]]. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Map== | ==Map== | ||
A diagram to show the positions of things over an area. 2 | A diagram to show the positions of things over an area. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
In [[enterprise design]], maps are used to represent the [[relationships]] between [[enterprise elements]] as part of a structured model, with a clarity suggestive of a geographical map. | In [[enterprise design]], maps are used to represent the [[relationships]] between [[enterprise elements]] as part of a structured model, with a clarity suggestive of a geographical map. | ||
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==Model== | ==Model== | ||
An informative representation of an [[object]], [[person]] or system. | An informative representation of an [[object]], [[person]] or system.[[References#Inline references|[3]]] | ||
In EDGY [[enterprise elements]] and [[relationships]] are used to create a model of (parts of) [[enterprises]]. | In EDGY [[enterprise elements]] and [[relationships]] are used to create a model of (parts of) [[enterprises]]. | ||
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==Partner== | ==Partner== | ||
A [[person]] or an [[enterprise]] that has an agreement with another [[enterprise]]. 2 | A [[person]] or an [[enterprise]] that has an agreement with another [[enterprise]]. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Role== | ==Role== | ||
The function or position that [[People|somebody]] has in an [[enterprise]]. 2 | The function or position that [[People|somebody]] has in an [[enterprise]]. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Team== | ==Team== | ||
A group of [[people]] who work together on a particular job. See also [[#Organisational unit|organisational unit]] 2 | A group of [[people]] who work together on a particular job. See also [[#Organisational unit|organisational unit]] [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
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==Value== | ==Value== | ||
The quality of being useful or important. | The quality of being useful or important. | ||
A belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life. 2 | A belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
In [[enterprises]], value is created as intended [[outcomes]] often outside the company when the right [[product]] supports the right [[tasks]] for the right [[people]] in the right context. | In [[enterprises]], value is created as intended [[outcomes]] often outside the company when the right [[product]] supports the right [[tasks]] for the right [[people]] in the right context. | ||
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==Value stream== | ==Value stream== | ||
Value streams are the major horizontal [[processes]] in any [[enterprise]] with a clear [[goal]]: to satisfy or to delight the [[customer]]. 4 | Value streams are the major horizontal [[processes]] in any [[enterprise]] with a clear [[goal]]: to satisfy or to delight the [[customer]]. [[References#Inline references|[4]]] | ||
Value streams are modelled using the [[enterprise element]] [[process]]. | Value streams are modelled using the [[enterprise element]] [[process]]. | ||
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==Vision== | ==Vision== | ||
An idea or a picture of the [[enterprise]] in your imagination. 2 | An idea or a picture of the [[enterprise]] in your imagination. [[References#Inline references|[2]]] | ||
In EDGY the enterprise vision is a depiction of an idealised, usually future version of the [[enterprise]], captured as [[stories]] and communicated as [[content]]. | In EDGY the enterprise vision is a depiction of an idealised, usually future version of the [[enterprise]], captured as [[stories]] and communicated as [[content]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:38, 29 March 2024
Glossary
Action
An activity performed by employees or other people.
Application
A piece of software supporting activities via user or data interfaces.
Brand perception
A metric evaluating how a brand is perceived by people on the market it addresses.
Brand valuation
A metric estimating the total financial value of a brand.
Business
An economically or organisationally separate area of our enterprise activity.
Examples: legal entities such as public institution, company, association, NGO, or their subdivisions for specific product areas or geographic regions.
Business cycle
A high-level overview of a sequence of activities we are doing again and again as a business, e.g. from making/sourcing to delivering/learning.
Business function
An activity or group of activities carried out by an organisational unit that occurs regularly and realises a capability of the enterprise.
Business model
A model of how an organisation creates, delivers and captures value.[3]
Business object
A business object represents a concept used within a particular business domain [1].
Business objects are modelled in EDGY as objects.
Business unit
Synonym for organisational unit.
Co-creator
A person that participates in the collaborative enterprise design process. Examples: employee, customer, partner, regulator, investor.
Constraint
A constraint represents a factor that limits the realisation of goals [1].
Creation
Something people co-create during the enterprise design process. Examples: sketch, board, story, principle, dashboard, prototype.
Customer
A person or a legal entitity that buys products from an enterprise.
Customer segment
A group of customers that an enterprise is aiming to sell its products to.
Data
Facts or information, especially when examined and used to find out things or to make decisions. [2]
Examples: physical properties of a locomotive, geolocation of our tracks, current speed of a train.
Driver
A driver represents an external or internal condition that motivates an enterprise to define its goals and implement the changes necessary to achieve them. [2]
Ecosystem
An economic community supported by a foundation of interacting organisations and individuals—the organisms of the business world. The economic community produces goods and services of value to customers, who are themselves members of the ecosystem. The member organisms include suppliers, lead producers, competitors, and other stakeholders.
James F. Moore "Predators and Prey: A New Ecology of Competition"
EDGY
An Open Source tool for co-creating better enterprises. EDGY stands for Enterprise Design Graph interplaY (see references to learn more).
Employee
A person who is paid to work for somebody. [2]
Enterprise
Enterprise design
See What is Enterprise Design?
Event
Events are activities by unspecified agents that happen inside or around the enterprise that trigger people's activities in response.
Externality
An outcome (cost or benefit) that affects an uninvolved third party and arises as an effect of an enterprise's activity.
Goal
An intended outcome that is aligned with the identity and strategy of the enterprise.
Impact
Outcomes in our ecosystem that we only partially influence or control.
Information
Facts or details about somebody/something. [2]
In EDGY information is modelled using the element object tagged as data.
Initiative
A plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose. [2]
Interface
Where two elements meet and interact, enabling flow passing data or other objects.
Example: data interface between applications, user interface communicating information to people.
Investment
Allocated money or other resources (time, energy, effort) in the expectation of an outcome (some benefit/return) in the future. [3]
Investor
A person or an enterprise that invests money or other valuable resources in another enterprise.
Journey (funnel)
A journey that guides people towards completing a transaction, such as buying a product.
Journey (lifecycle)
A journey experienced by people over a long period of time with a set beginning and end, going through a set of changes or stages.
Example: a career at a company from getting hired to leaving.
A journey breaking down the activity people do when completing a task into a set of stages or phases.
Journey (transaction)
A journey describing the phases or stages people go through when completing a transaction.
Example: going through the check-out process in an online store.
Management
The activity of running and controlling a business by dealing with or controlling objects or people. [2]
Map
A diagram to show the positions of things over an area. [2]
In enterprise design, maps are used to represent the relationships between enterprise elements as part of a structured model, with a clarity suggestive of a geographical map.
Media
The physical form in which information is communicated to people or stored as data for future use.
Examples: software, print, screen, audio.
Metric
A quantifiable means of evaluating an outcome.
Mission statement
A mission statement is content that describes the purpose of the enterprise. It positions the enterprise, implicitly or explicitly, in one or more industries or sectors and specifies what it aims to do within these industries.
Model
An informative representation of an object, person or system.[3]
In EDGY enterprise elements and relationships are used to create a model of (parts of) enterprises.
Object (deterministic)
An object that is simple or complicated and can be engineered to exact specifications such as a machine or an application.
Object (emergent)
An object that is complex and unpredictable and may be influenced to a certain degree only, because much of its form and function emerges from its interactions with other objects and its environment (like plants or social structures).
Objective
A measurable, quantified goal with an associated timeframe.
Organisational unit
A group of people working together to realise capabilities (e.g. teams, departments, committees, project teams)
All organisational units together form the organisation of the enterprise.
Output
An object that a person, a machine or an organisation produces. This can be a product or an intermediary output and lead to intended or unintended outcomes (depending on the context and way of usage).
Partner
A person or an enterprise that has an agreement with another enterprise. [2]
Persona
A fictional character created to represent a type of people that might all engage with a brand or use a product in a similar way.
Project
Synonym for initiative.
Regulator
An enterprise that officially controls an area of business or industry to ensure that businesses within its scope of control are operating fairly.
Resource
Synonym for asset.
Role
The function or position that somebody has in an enterprise. [2]
Service
A service is an activity that adds a benefit to people. Services are modelled using the enterprise element product, combined with the elements process and journey to model production and consumption over time.
Stakeholder
Synonym for co-creator.
Story (explanatory)
A story giving instructions or explanations related to a task, such as "how to use this product".
Story (promotional)
A story to describe or draw attention to a product, brand or content.
Story (transactional)
A story describing a transaction related to a task, such as "where to buy this product".
Strategy
An actionable pathway towards achieving the purpose of the enterprise. Strategy sets direction for the design and realisation of goals and capabilities.
System Software
System software is software that is required to run applications. Examples: operating systems, databases.
Task (emotional)
How people want to feel while completing a task.
Task (functional)
A problem or need people want to solve or address by completing a task.
Task (social)
How people want to be perceived by others while completing a task.
Team
A group of people who work together on a particular job. See also organisational unit [2]
Touchpoint
A touchpoint is a moment of interaction between an enterprise and people. Touchpoints can be modelled using the enterprise element journey to represent moments over time, or channel to represent the means of interaction.
User
A person using a product, asset or other object.
Value
The quality of being useful or important. A belief about what is right and wrong and what is important in life. [2]
In enterprises, value is created as intended outcomes often outside the company when the right product supports the right tasks for the right people in the right context.
Value stream
Value streams are the major horizontal processes in any enterprise with a clear goal: to satisfy or to delight the customer. [4]
Value streams are modelled using the enterprise element process.
Vision
An idea or a picture of the enterprise in your imagination. [2] In EDGY the enterprise vision is a depiction of an idealised, usually future version of the enterprise, captured as stories and communicated as content.